After returning from Singapore, training had to intensify. Peaks of 300 ft and day packs with 3 lbs of weight weren't going to get me ready to climb 14,179 ft to the top of Mt. Shasta. It was time to get down to business. Brian and I planned to do a 7 mile hike down the CCC Road off exit 34 on I-90 (just outside North Bend, WA). Unfortunately, we missed a turnoff, which was hidden across a creek, and instead headed up Bessemer Mountain, a 13 mile round trip hike with 4100 ft in elevation gain. Yikes! Although I wanted to increase the intensity of my training, this was a bit much. This was also my second climb with 20 pounds of kitty litter bags in my backpack (a great mechanism for getting used to hiking with weight in your pack - for the Mt. Shasta climb I will need to carry up to 60 pounds in my pack). Just over 2 hours into it, the sweat was dripping off my hat like a waterfall and I could barely feel my legs. It was time to turn around. Summit fever wouldn't get us today :)
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